Curious Kids: why is blood red? Published: May 14, 2024 11:48pm EDT. Theresa Larkin, University of Wollongong. Author ... Oxygen travels in blood to our cells in tubes called blood vessels.

Anemia is a common condition in kids, affecting almost 5% of children aged 2–11 years in the U.S. Anemia occurs when a child doesn’t have enough red blood cells or hemoglobin (a type of ...

An organ that stores red blood cells for emergencies. A new ‘storehouse’ function ascribed to the spleen, and reducing laboratory waste by reusing vials, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Children with sickle cell disease have unique nutritional needs. They burn more energy, face growth delays and need stronger immune support. A well-planned diet with calories, proteins, vitamins, ...

In January 2024, the American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage, reporting the lowest number of blood donations in 20 years. Estimating a 40% drop in donors over two decades, the Red ...

Red blood cells are complex — there's much more to blood types than A, B and O. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many ...

A team from Murdoch Children's Research Institute has created lab-grown blood stem cells that are similar to those in humans - and they've been shown to survive beyond a Petri dish.

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

Q: My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical cords, which would be full of stem cells. We would like to know how that ...

Your regular donation of blood could be doing some good for your own health. Researchers have found early evidence that blood donation can trigger helpful changes in the cells that replenish our ...

Red blood cells, which are part of the circulatory system, deliver oxygen to cells throughout the body and carry away carbon dioxide. Platelets are cell fragments that form clots and stop bleeding.